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Urbana planning staff announces new principal planner and flags statewide 'People Over Parking' law
Urbana Plan Commission · May 8, 2026
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Planning staff introduced Evan Alvarez as the new principal planner and highlighted the People Over Parking Act (SB 2111), which takes effect June 1 and will prohibit municipal parking minimums near transit corridors or hubs, prompting pending zoning updates.
At the May 4 meeting the planning division introduced Evan Alvarez as the department’s new principal planner. Alvarez said he has worked locally for 12 years in regional transportation and senior services planning and will serve as plan commission…
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